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white house spokesman jay carney reiterated that position yesterday. >> based on the information we had at the time and had to this day, we do not have evidence it was premeditated. >> but today, carney for the first time called it a terrorist attack and changed his wording, i quote him, we have no information at this point to suggest this is a significantly preplanned attack. a u.s. official who did not want to be named tells cnn today, we acknowledge contradicty information about whether there was aprotest prior to the attack. and there are questions about whether the u.s. missed very important warning signs. arwa damon on the ground. you have hear her on this show, has reported that according to libyan military officials, three days before the attacks took place, the libyan military officials had a meeting with senior employees at the embassy in tripoli and warned them about a rising threat against western interests in benghazi. libyan military officials said they said the libyan government could not control the militias and advised the american, decrease their presence in benghazi.
white house spokesman jay carney reiterated that position yesterday. >> based on the information we had at the time and had to this day, we do not have evidence it was premeditated. >> but today, carney for the first time called it a terrorist attack and changed his wording, i quote him, we have no information at this point to suggest this is a significantly preplanned attack. a u.s. official who did not want to be named tells cnn today, we acknowledge contradicty information about...
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jay carney, spokesperson during the daily briefing here, said that the president has now spoken with the leaders, the republican leaders of the house and the senate here, you have senator mitch mcconnell and speaker john boehner, they all spoke with the president, over the weekend by phone, about the fiscal cliff. here's what jay carney said. >> forecast to be done, work is continuing to take place, the president spoke with both senator reid and speaker boehner over the weekend as you noted. he'll continue to have outreach with -- as he promised he would with various stake holders, business leaders and others this week. as well as conversations that are ongoing between his staff and folks on the hill. that will continue. we hope to see progress. >> and meeting with the leaders? >> i don't have any scheduling updates, but you stole my thunder a little bit, but, yeah, he spoke with speaker boehner and senator reid over the weekend and, you know, he will meet with them at the appropriate time as well as obviously nancy pelosi and mitch mcconnell. so, you know, the process that he began
jay carney, spokesperson during the daily briefing here, said that the president has now spoken with the leaders, the republican leaders of the house and the senate here, you have senator mitch mcconnell and speaker john boehner, they all spoke with the president, over the weekend by phone, about the fiscal cliff. here's what jay carney said. >> forecast to be done, work is continuing to take place, the president spoke with both senator reid and speaker boehner over the weekend as you...
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and he since has been receiving regular updates according to the white house spokesman jay carney. we do know, wolf, he's expected to address this, to actually come out before the cameras, perhaps, and give some sort of statement to speak to this. he's been in touch with the governor of connecticut. he's been in touch with his fbi director. the white house has been waiting to get a firmer grasp on the facts. as you know, it is a very fluid situation and the president certainly wants to know he has a firm grasp on the facts of the case, what is going on before he addresses the nation, wolf. >> it looks like this may be the worst mass killing at a school in u.s. history, based on the information i'm getting over here. columbine high school, littleton, colorado, back in 1999, dylan klebold and eric harris killed 12 fellow students and one teach brother before committing suicide in the school library. in this case, john king reporting close to 30, we believe, are now dead. and 18 to 20 of them children, if those numbers hold up. this looks like it could be the worst mass killing in ame
and he since has been receiving regular updates according to the white house spokesman jay carney. we do know, wolf, he's expected to address this, to actually come out before the cameras, perhaps, and give some sort of statement to speak to this. he's been in touch with the governor of connecticut. he's been in touch with his fbi director. the white house has been waiting to get a firmer grasp on the facts. as you know, it is a very fluid situation and the president certainly wants to know he...
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a limited amount of time in the words of white house press secretary jay carney, but we also know that a lot of staff hours have had to go to dealing with this situation with generals petraeus and allen. yesterday this was the first press conference that we had a chance to ask jay carney about this situation. and he said that the president thinks very highly of general allen, of his service to his country, of the job he's done in afghanistan. and one reporter asked if he, if the president has the full faith, or if general allen, i should say, has the full faith of president obama. and here's what carney said. >> he has faith in general allen, believes he's doing and has done an excellent job at isap. and i would rephrase the pentagon for the process underway with regards to general allen. >> reporter: now carney downplayed questions on whether this whole situation illuminates something about the culture of military leadership. he said these are two events seeming to say they are two isolated instances, but zoraida, he did say that the president was surprised, i guess that's not particu
a limited amount of time in the words of white house press secretary jay carney, but we also know that a lot of staff hours have had to go to dealing with this situation with generals petraeus and allen. yesterday this was the first press conference that we had a chance to ask jay carney about this situation. and he said that the president thinks very highly of general allen, of his service to his country, of the job he's done in afghanistan. and one reporter asked if he, if the president has...
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i'm demanding you tell me, obama administration, jay carney, susan rice, why you tell me you did have an affirmative answer. you didn't come out and tell me you don't know. instead, you told me you did have an answer. you said it was a spontaneous attack in response to a video, and don't act like that didn't have a cost, by the way. they paraded a man out on a perp walk two created some silly video so over jihadi knows not only who he is but where he lives. that has a cost. i'm asking them to explain to me not why they didn't have the answers but why they did. >> you can't expect to have all the answers in just a matter of moments. >> i don't think i said that. >> all right. go ahead, lz. >> don, if i will, i don't see how you can't look at this situation and see both parties are hugely at fault. president obama, his administration, they needed to be more thoughtful in how they actually addressed this issue and addressed this tragedy. but we cannot pretend as if romney, whose future administration called foreign policy a distraction, who on video said that he didn't care and was going
i'm demanding you tell me, obama administration, jay carney, susan rice, why you tell me you did have an affirmative answer. you didn't come out and tell me you don't know. instead, you told me you did have an answer. you said it was a spontaneous attack in response to a video, and don't act like that didn't have a cost, by the way. they paraded a man out on a perp walk two created some silly video so over jihadi knows not only who he is but where he lives. that has a cost. i'm asking them to...
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jay carney repeatedly said this is all about this 14-minute video. if you believe that, it is absolutely absurd. i believe it's absurd for mitt romney's campaign -- it wasn't even his campaign, to claim that this wouldn't have happened under the romney administration. we've been to this movie before. the middle east is continually, it seems, in a state of psychotic rage, but we can also agree after this week that the president's middle east outreach policy is a bust. we've been seeing these rye yio going on in 20 different countries. what are they wanting to do? other than apparently blame it on the film maker. >> there's a lot of blame to go around for that film maker. a lot of people have said that that is the reason for the unrest. >> this is absurd. >> there were plans apparently to focus on an attack specifically by a very small group of terrorists, and if mitt romney wants to claim that he would have either negotiated with those terrorists or that that attack wouldn't have happened, i think that's a very dangerous road to go down. >> listen, i'
jay carney repeatedly said this is all about this 14-minute video. if you believe that, it is absolutely absurd. i believe it's absurd for mitt romney's campaign -- it wasn't even his campaign, to claim that this wouldn't have happened under the romney administration. we've been to this movie before. the middle east is continually, it seems, in a state of psychotic rage, but we can also agree after this week that the president's middle east outreach policy is a bust. we've been seeing these rye...
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white house press secretary jay carney was asked about this in yesterday's briefing. he says the president has confidence in the director of the secret service and responded quickly in response to this incident and that he's taking part in this investigation that's unfolding. so they are standing behind director sullivan. i should mention on the other side of the aisle at least one republican representative peter king who was the chairman of the homeland security committee on the house side has said that he doesn't hold mark sullivan responsible for this at all. he's reiterated that support saying he's acting quickly. and mitt romney, the presumptive republican nominee, has just commented on this a few minutes ago in a radio interview. he said the president has confidence in the secret service as do i. i believe that the right corrective action will be taken here. romney went on to say that of course everyone is disappointed in what the secret service has alleged to have done, these members over in colombia. >> all right. thank you very much. >>> in just about ten min
white house press secretary jay carney was asked about this in yesterday's briefing. he says the president has confidence in the director of the secret service and responded quickly in response to this incident and that he's taking part in this investigation that's unfolding. so they are standing behind director sullivan. i should mention on the other side of the aisle at least one republican representative peter king who was the chairman of the homeland security committee on the house side has...
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a realistic proposal that achieves that. >> and there you had jay carney yesterday talking about tax rates there. that basically what it comes down to right now, republicans are going to be forced into a corner on whether or not they raise rates, tax rates, on the wealthy. let the bush tax cuts expire for those who are making over $250,000. and democrats are going to have to come to the table and perhaps give in on entitlement reform on medicare, medicaid, and some of these other programs that have really been sacrosanct to the democratic party. >> and just very quickly, mark, we're seeing a lot of public rhetoric, but there are talks, negotiations going on between the staffs of all these politicians in washington. is that pretty much how it works? we get the upfront and behind the scenes is where they do the real work? >> we'll show the photo-ops when we see president obama and the congressional leaders get together like we did on november 16th. really the hard work is done by the staff on capitol hill, and from the white house. we saw that happen over the thanksgiving week. it was
a realistic proposal that achieves that. >> and there you had jay carney yesterday talking about tax rates there. that basically what it comes down to right now, republicans are going to be forced into a corner on whether or not they raise rates, tax rates, on the wealthy. let the bush tax cuts expire for those who are making over $250,000. and democrats are going to have to come to the table and perhaps give in on entitlement reform on medicare, medicaid, and some of these other programs...
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white house spokesman jay carney insisting the secret service does not have an issue. >> director sullivan acted quickly in response to this incident and is overseeing an investigation as we speak into the matter. >> as many as ten members of the u.s. military are also being questioned about their possible involvement in the scandal. >>> 12 minutes past the hour. ahead on "early start," police slap the cuffs on a 6-year-old kindergarten student in georgia. that's her right there. this morning they are standing by that decision. >>> plus money, it turns out, might buy happiness after all. just how much will it take, though? a new study is putting a number on it. you are watching "early start." ♪ ♪ and i never thought i'd feel this way ♪ ♪ the way i feel about you [ male announcer ] it's time to clean out your garage for a car that's worthy of being the 2012 motor trend car of the year. the volkswagen passat. that's the power of german engineering. ♪ it must be love ♪ love, love there's another way to help erase litter box odor. purina tidy cats. only tidy cats has new odor erase
white house spokesman jay carney insisting the secret service does not have an issue. >> director sullivan acted quickly in response to this incident and is overseeing an investigation as we speak into the matter. >> as many as ten members of the u.s. military are also being questioned about their possible involvement in the scandal. >>> 12 minutes past the hour. ahead on "early start," police slap the cuffs on a 6-year-old kindergarten student in georgia. that's...
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let's hear what white house hou press secretary jay carney said. >> we have underscored how serious a problem these actions are. we have said clearly these actions could have consequences for our relationship, including regarding our assistance programs. so we'll continue to work with the egyptians. >> michael, serious consequences. we're talking about 1.3 billion in u.s. aid to the military in egypt and also billions of dollars of loans like the financial institutions in the u.s., so they're not in a position to let this aid go through, so the united states und. there was a military convention in town talking about this. and now you heard him say this could have serious consequences. >> this is the second biggest recipient. out of the americans who might be tried. some of them are taking refuge -- they haven't even been notified of the charges. they've heard through sources and media reports, that they hope they'll be charged with something. but really right now they're not sure. officials thought this woop -- >> nobody really understands why, with everything going on right now, the
let's hear what white house hou press secretary jay carney said. >> we have underscored how serious a problem these actions are. we have said clearly these actions could have consequences for our relationship, including regarding our assistance programs. so we'll continue to work with the egyptians. >> michael, serious consequences. we're talking about 1.3 billion in u.s. aid to the military in egypt and also billions of dollars of loans like the financial institutions in the u.s.,...
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>> that's a very good question because jay carney was asked that very question on the gaggle aboard air force one and he said this will be effective and help get rid of some of the red tape that will make this move along more quickly, efficiently, and i can tell you publicly the company has said the company that will build this pipeline said they were planning for a launch date around june and that they don't believe any of these actions will change that timeline. >> dan, appreciate it. next hear the fbi watching suspected hezballah agents with ties to iran right here in the united states. next senior national secure pruzer susan kelly, and, susan, we heard a lot about this during a house committee hearing. tell me about it. >> we did. these hezballah agents here and present in america, we heard house homeland security committee yesterday say there are hundreds of these agents throughout u.s. cities. there are a panel of experts that testify to that fact and talked about how they have been here for ten years or more and basically raising money to support what they're trying to do back h
>> that's a very good question because jay carney was asked that very question on the gaggle aboard air force one and he said this will be effective and help get rid of some of the red tape that will make this move along more quickly, efficiently, and i can tell you publicly the company has said the company that will build this pipeline said they were planning for a launch date around june and that they don't believe any of these actions will change that timeline. >> dan, appreciate...
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first of all, i notice what jay carney said. it was very deliberate and it was very specific. he talked about intentional leaking. when they investigate this and they accuse the white house of leaking, are they saying that they believe it's intentional or maybe this is just something that's happening accidentally? >> well, i think, suzanne, as you know, the president has enormous capabilities when it comes to classifying and declassifying information. and so the accusation is really that the president is using his power, some five months away from an election, to sort of let information slip which we've just heard the white house is denying. but when you see things come out like these articles last week that senator feinstein and senator mccain were referring to, they have detailed information about meetings that were so secretive and with so few people in them that the idea is the president had to say it was okay to go ahead and give information to certain reporters, details about these highly classified programs, otherwise it just wouldn't have happened. so that's the infere
first of all, i notice what jay carney said. it was very deliberate and it was very specific. he talked about intentional leaking. when they investigate this and they accuse the white house of leaking, are they saying that they believe it's intentional or maybe this is just something that's happening accidentally? >> well, i think, suzanne, as you know, the president has enormous capabilities when it comes to classifying and declassifying information. and so the accusation is really that...
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white house press secretary jay carney says anyone who thinks otherwise might be, quote, a little oversensitive. romney was asked about the president's comment today. here's what he had to say. >> i'm certainly not going to apologize for my dad and his success in life. he was born poor. he worked his way to become very successful, despite the fact that he didn't have a college degree. >> meantime, some other late polling tonight from nbc shows a 49-43 obama lead but also good news for romney. his favorability has begun to recover a bit after the bruising primary season. a lot to talk about. i'm joined by cnn political contributors and republican strategist mary madeline and democratic pollster cornell belcher. the nbc poll out is the latest to show romney's favorability numbers rebounding. on top of which, his supporters say he has the edge on the most important issue this year, the economy. obviously it's a long way away from the election, but how serious are these poll numbers? >> well, the poll numbers this far out are historically really bad indicators. another thing is there's been a lot o
white house press secretary jay carney says anyone who thinks otherwise might be, quote, a little oversensitive. romney was asked about the president's comment today. here's what he had to say. >> i'm certainly not going to apologize for my dad and his success in life. he was born poor. he worked his way to become very successful, despite the fact that he didn't have a college degree. >> meantime, some other late polling tonight from nbc shows a 49-43 obama lead but also good news...
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jay carney weighed into the controversy today saying the words were inaccurate and added this plug for the strategy. >> and i would note that since the president took office, oil and gas production has increased each year. oil is currently at an eight-year high and domestic gas production is higher than at any time in history. >> it had administrator still employed by the epa. and the senator's home state, oklahoma. >>> the truth about your money and presidential travel. should the president reimburse the treasury for trips that republicans say are really campaign events? so we can describe them to our customers. [ male announcer ] red lobster's festival of shrimp starts now! for just $12.99, pair any two of 9 exciting shrimp creations like new barbeque glazed shrimp or crab stuffed shrimp. the crab-stuffed shrimp are awesome! [ woman ] very creamy. that's a keeper! [ woman ] shrimp skewer. [ woman #2 ] sweet, smoky. [ man ] delicious! [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] any combination just $12.99! [ woman ] so what are ya'lls favorites? [ group ] everything! [ laughter ] we're servers at
jay carney weighed into the controversy today saying the words were inaccurate and added this plug for the strategy. >> and i would note that since the president took office, oil and gas production has increased each year. oil is currently at an eight-year high and domestic gas production is higher than at any time in history. >> it had administrator still employed by the epa. and the senator's home state, oklahoma. >>> the truth about your money and presidential travel....
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at the white house, spokesman jay carney got hit with a slew of questions, specifically about this, about libya. i mensed bi edmentioned that bie were not told our people in libya were asking for more security. here is a little bit of what jay carney said on that. >> -- no one who testified about this matter suggested that requests for additional security were made to the president or the white house. these are issues appropriately that are handled by security professionals at the state department. that's what he was talking about. >> jill, does that explanation pass the smell test, that the president didn't know, the vice president didn't know, the state department's purview here. >> when you get into the requests that were going back quite a ways, yeah, that probably does pass the test in the sense that the president is not going to get involved in, let's say, a request for three or five additional personnel in benghazi, which wasn't even -- wasn't an embassy, wasn't a consulate, it was a temporary mission. there is no way that the president could keep on track of that. now, later, were
at the white house, spokesman jay carney got hit with a slew of questions, specifically about this, about libya. i mensed bi edmentioned that bie were not told our people in libya were asking for more security. here is a little bit of what jay carney said on that. >> -- no one who testified about this matter suggested that requests for additional security were made to the president or the white house. these are issues appropriately that are handled by security professionals at the state...
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i understand that jay carney and the white house spokesman is talking about ann romney addressing this issue. let's listen in. >> it is not coincidental that the very first piece of legislation that this president signed when he entered office was the lily ledbetter free pay act. it had passed congress and the president signed it in law. why did it take president obama entering office, being sworn into office to have the fair pay act become law? because republicans overwhelmingly opposed it and presumably still do. when the president took office, we were shedding roughly 750,000 jobs a month and men and women across the country were feeling the pain of the worst recession since the great depression. we have seen 25 straight months of private sector growth, and when it comes to women and the economy, there has been a particular focus. as you know, just as recently as last week there was a forum here to discuss exactly what we need to continue doing to ensure that women are able to get to work with good paying jobs that can help their families and help them make ends meet. i would note a
i understand that jay carney and the white house spokesman is talking about ann romney addressing this issue. let's listen in. >> it is not coincidental that the very first piece of legislation that this president signed when he entered office was the lily ledbetter free pay act. it had passed congress and the president signed it in law. why did it take president obama entering office, being sworn into office to have the fair pay act become law? because republicans overwhelmingly opposed...
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while you have white house officials like jay carney say this strikes an appropriate balance, one religious leader says this gives them an extra year to violate their conscience, so you can see the struggle between the two sides here. >> it will be a big political fight, no doubt about that. thanks very much. brianna. >>> mitt romney heads to minnesota. will michele bachmann endorse him? the former candidate will join me live. jack cafferty answers your e-mail. the best part of any great meal? delicious gourmet gravy. and she agrees. with fancy feast gravy lovers, your cat can enjoy the delicious, satisfying taste of gourmet gravy every day. fancy feast. the best ingredient is love. ...we inspected his brakes for free. free is good. free is very good. my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> jack cafferty is back with koich koich. >> does newt gingrich have a problem with women? exit polls yesterday in florida showed twice as many women voted for romney. >> the one i'm married to doesn't like and bob in new york writing, wrong question, jack. newt doesn't have a problem with women. he marries,
while you have white house officials like jay carney say this strikes an appropriate balance, one religious leader says this gives them an extra year to violate their conscience, so you can see the struggle between the two sides here. >> it will be a big political fight, no doubt about that. thanks very much. brianna. >>> mitt romney heads to minnesota. will michele bachmann endorse him? the former candidate will join me live. jack cafferty answers your e-mail. the best part of...
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>> wolf, white house press secretary jay carney says the discussions are going on. not many details, though. it appears those discussions are largely internal administration discussions, because there are a number of progressive catholics who have told cnn they have not been consulted thus far on any possible compromise. we do know that the white house is looking for support, trying to shore up support among women's groups and women's health advocacy groups, as this political battle over this heats up. the obama's decision to make employer including religiously affiliated ones to provide coverage for contraception has spawned a game of tug of war. they're looking at the policy that would apply to employers like catholic universities, hospitals and charities. >> look at what obamacare is already spawning. >> it's a violation of conscience. >> white house press secretary jay carney fired back at the a man the obama campaign is preparing to face in the general election. >> former governor of massachusetts is at on messenger on there, given that the services that this r
>> wolf, white house press secretary jay carney says the discussions are going on. not many details, though. it appears those discussions are largely internal administration discussions, because there are a number of progressive catholics who have told cnn they have not been consulted thus far on any possible compromise. we do know that the white house is looking for support, trying to shore up support among women's groups and women's health advocacy groups, as this political battle over...
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jay carney says the criteria is the same for all states asking for assistance. >> the same question has the where with all to handle storm recovery on its own. fema has a lot of regional offices, a lot of presence on the ground in these affected states. the evaluation process continues. >> for these illinois families, adding to the heart break, new headaches as they look to start over. illinois governor pat quinn contacted the department of homeland security and informed janet napolitano they will appeal. it's surprising to know it's not the dollar cost of damage that determines federal aid. it's like the size of the state and the number of people there with insurance. w wolf. >> interesting stuff. thanks very, very much. let's get back to jack for the cafferty file. >>> how much will rising gas prices affect your vote for president? they keep going up. they won't. if a president had a choice, they would never go above $2 in an election year. >> i saw my first gas line this weekend. it wasn't like the '70s but a long wait for the cheapest gas in the hood. it may affect my vote. don in s
jay carney says the criteria is the same for all states asking for assistance. >> the same question has the where with all to handle storm recovery on its own. fema has a lot of regional offices, a lot of presence on the ground in these affected states. the evaluation process continues. >> for these illinois families, adding to the heart break, new headaches as they look to start over. illinois governor pat quinn contacted the department of homeland security and informed janet...
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but now the obama administration through the white house spokesman jay carney has said look, we've told egypt there could be repercussions for this continued prosecution. but some congressmen as you mention want there to be more action above just the threats. they all, about 41 republicans and democrats, signed off on this letter to secretaries panetta, clinton, and egyptian's military leader to say look, we want to cut all funding off until these prosecutions are dropped against these american aid workers. yuan? >> dicey situation, chris lawrence live at the pentagon. thank you. also overseas, an important milestone today amid the chaos in syria. the united states announced it's pulling out its remaining staff. ar wal damon is monitoring the situation from bay ru, lebanon. >> reporter: john, the u.s. has been concerned about security around the embassy for quite some time especially following is the attacks in damascus that happened in december and january. believed to be attributed to a group that is loosely linked to al qaeda. they had been asking the syrian government for additional
but now the obama administration through the white house spokesman jay carney has said look, we've told egypt there could be repercussions for this continued prosecution. but some congressmen as you mention want there to be more action above just the threats. they all, about 41 republicans and democrats, signed off on this letter to secretaries panetta, clinton, and egyptian's military leader to say look, we want to cut all funding off until these prosecutions are dropped against these american...
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. >> in a clear sign the president is in election mode, jay carney was asked about the speech and read from essentially the campaign script. >> the president believes that this election is a fundamental choice between two very different visions for how we grow the economy, create middle class jobs and pay down our debt. the other side's plan is a $5 trillion tax cut that explodes the deficit -- >> at a series of fundraisers, the president conceded he has his work cut out for him. romney can just sit back and say things aren't as good as they should be, and it's obama's fault. and you can pretty much put their campaign on a tweet and have some characters to spare. in another event mr. obama took on the republican charge he is a big government liberal. >> i want to be clear, we don't expect government to solve all our problems. and it shouldn't try to solve all our problems. >> and reminded voters a republican president was running up the deficit before he got into office. >> it's like somebody goes to a restaurant, orders a big steak dinner, martini, all that stuff and then just as you'
. >> in a clear sign the president is in election mode, jay carney was asked about the speech and read from essentially the campaign script. >> the president believes that this election is a fundamental choice between two very different visions for how we grow the economy, create middle class jobs and pay down our debt. the other side's plan is a $5 trillion tax cut that explodes the deficit -- >> at a series of fundraisers, the president conceded he has his work cut out for...
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i asked jay carney today about this strategy of perhaps avoiding headlines. he laughed off the suggestion. -- narrated by tom hanks oscar-winning director. is the everyday defense of the president's record not getting through? >> are you suggesting i'm no tom hanks? [ laughter ] >> i would refer you to the campaign. i think as a matter of broad principle, as someone in the communications business, as you are, that we take advantage of every opportunity we can to explain the president's policies, explain his positions, describe his vision for the country moving forward. that would apply both as i discuss those matters of policy from here, and i'm sure -- not speaking for the campaign, but i'm taking a wild guess that that's the approach they take. >> reporter: so jay carney jokeses about the approach, wolf, but some republicans certainly aren't, a spokeswoman for the rnc saying voters don't need a movie trailer or documentary to learn about the president's records, blaming him for unemployment -- the unemployment rate, the national debt and for high gas prices
i asked jay carney today about this strategy of perhaps avoiding headlines. he laughed off the suggestion. -- narrated by tom hanks oscar-winning director. is the everyday defense of the president's record not getting through? >> are you suggesting i'm no tom hanks? [ laughter ] >> i would refer you to the campaign. i think as a matter of broad principle, as someone in the communications business, as you are, that we take advantage of every opportunity we can to explain the...
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you hear from jay carney, you hear from the white house, you hear from the state department, it was a terror attack, but not preplanned. you hear from the prime minister of libya that, in fact, it was preplanned. why disconnect on those two fronts? >> i think a lot of the wording is getting a little confused. i think what the administration is trying to communicate is that they don't believe that, say, six months in advance, a group sat down and said on september 11th we're going to attack the american embassy using this method at this place. but, it does appear that the individuals in the group involve ed had some training, they knew what they were doing, they made some decisions to try to attack the embassy using weaponry, rpgs, rocket-propelled grenades. in that sense they planned their attack. but it doesn't appear that there was an advanced warning of a particular, you know, threat that on this day this group intended to blow up the embassy. >> that advanced warning may be no, but early on we know that we heard from the administration, the sense of demonstration over movie, organ
you hear from jay carney, you hear from the white house, you hear from the state department, it was a terror attack, but not preplanned. you hear from the prime minister of libya that, in fact, it was preplanned. why disconnect on those two fronts? >> i think a lot of the wording is getting a little confused. i think what the administration is trying to communicate is that they don't believe that, say, six months in advance, a group sat down and said on september 11th we're going to...
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jay carney said, look, he has to refer even that question to the department of justice and the pentagon who are investigating this. so, again, they're not answering a lot of the questions out of here because they say the investigations, they're continuing, ted. >> what about mike morell, will he replace david petraeus as cia director or have you heard of any other names being thrown out there? >> right, all of this is folding into the cabinet reshuffling and the administration personnel game. right now, what i am told consistently is that current homeland security adviser john brennan for whom the president, of course, has enormous admiration and worked with -- from the very beginning of the administration, that essentially if brennan wants the job, it could be brennan's job, but there is no clarity about whether or not brennan would want that job and that current acting director mike morell, who was elevated to that role, would be the second other likely replacement if adviser brennan did not want the job. so those are the two top candidates to replace petraeus at this point. >> okay.
jay carney said, look, he has to refer even that question to the department of justice and the pentagon who are investigating this. so, again, they're not answering a lot of the questions out of here because they say the investigations, they're continuing, ted. >> what about mike morell, will he replace david petraeus as cia director or have you heard of any other names being thrown out there? >> right, all of this is folding into the cabinet reshuffling and the administration...
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does include allowing for the possibility of use of force, but here at the white house today, jay carney made clear the white house's position hasn't changed. they still don't support arming the insurgents or rebels in syria, and still are looking at diplomatic options for pressing for assad to go there. >> this is tough, but if you talk to activists in syria, those here trying to help the activists, they say the u.n. sent in a tiny number of observers. that's why people are still being killed. they say, listen here, they say the administration is talking but talk they say is cheap. listen. >> the assad regime is on its last legs. pressure is increasing. the economy is crumbling. >> i am convinced that assad's days are numbered. i just regret deeply that there will be more killing before he finally goes. >> it is not a question of when assad leaves or if assad leaves, it is a question of when. he has lost legitimacy of his people. >> that takes us through february and march. are they worried through end of april, there's a credibility question here? >> john, they keep pointing out, inter
does include allowing for the possibility of use of force, but here at the white house today, jay carney made clear the white house's position hasn't changed. they still don't support arming the insurgents or rebels in syria, and still are looking at diplomatic options for pressing for assad to go there. >> this is tough, but if you talk to activists in syria, those here trying to help the activists, they say the u.n. sent in a tiny number of observers. that's why people are still being...
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yesterday at the white house, president obama spokesman jay carney wouldn't answer any questions about the strike other than saying that the president is thinking about it. he did not come down and say that the president supported the strike or the teachers union there. do you feel that the president abandoned you? >> he said, be as you should, that this is a local dispute. when can dade romney tried to use it opportunistically against the president, the president basically said it's a local dispute. the president doesn't get involved in local disputes around the country. >> if i may, last hour you said this is absolutely a national issue, schools across the country should be paying attention. why shouldn't the president take sides? >> the issues at the table are about how we make sure that education is delivered in chicago. the issues at the table are about how those are, on some levels, national issues because of the as tausterity you've see throughout the nation, layoffs you've seen throughout the nation. this is actually going to be solved at the bargaining table between the mayor
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of course, the spokesman jay carney was asked about that. "any suggestion that this administration authorized intentional leaks of classified information for political gain is grossly irresponsible." it is a political football, even some on political are asking for an independent investigation outside of the fbi. the likelihood of that? >> there are several investigations looking into it. senator john mccain rarely holds back. today we heard from other senators who said that's just not the case. we don't believe, democrat senators, we don't believe these leaks are coming from the top ranks of the white house. senator john carey one of them. senator feinstein spoke with our colleague wolf blitzer last night. >> it's dismayed our allies. it puts american lives in jeopardy. it puts our nation's security in jeopardy. if you look at terrorism, intelligence is fundamental to knowing what's going to happen and prevent it from happening in the first place. so i think the fbi should continue its investigation. we are going to do ours. >> she is going
of course, the spokesman jay carney was asked about that. "any suggestion that this administration authorized intentional leaks of classified information for political gain is grossly irresponsible." it is a political football, even some on political are asking for an independent investigation outside of the fbi. the likelihood of that? >> there are several investigations looking into it. senator john mccain rarely holds back. today we heard from other senators who said that's...
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jay carney says he has yet to see the ad. >> simply saying i have not seen this, so how could i possibly assess it without -- >> will you assess it later? >> if you ask me tomorrow, sure. >> reporter: tomorrow is now today, and jay carney has been asked about this ad repeatedly by a number of reporters. no assessment from carney. the white house as well as the campaign distancing themselves from the super pac ad. a spokesperson says they have no knowledge of soptic's story. we know he told his personal story on an obama campaign call in may, a call that stephanie cutter, the deputy manager of the campaign was on. >> brianna, stand by. bill burton is here, founder of priorities usa action. you're responsible for this ad, is that right? >> that's right. >> you stand by it? >> absolutely. >> you make a serious allegation, in effect suggesting that the republican presidential nominee in effect is responsible for the death of this woman. >> that's absolutely not true. >> he is not responsible. >> you're absolutely right, he is not. that's not what the ad suggests. >> what is the message of th
jay carney says he has yet to see the ad. >> simply saying i have not seen this, so how could i possibly assess it without -- >> will you assess it later? >> if you ask me tomorrow, sure. >> reporter: tomorrow is now today, and jay carney has been asked about this ad repeatedly by a number of reporters. no assessment from carney. the white house as well as the campaign distancing themselves from the super pac ad. a spokesperson says they have no knowledge of soptic's...
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. >> let's go to jay carney at the white house briefing. he's talking about the shooting. >> we'll begin to investigate this incident. as i said, the president will receive regular updates as the day progresses. we'll take your questions. >> jay, one follow-up on that. can you relay to us any of the president's reactions or thoughts? obviously, all of shootings are tragic. we're hearing particularly heinous numbers where children are involved. >> i would rather not relay reactions at this point, because i don't have any confirmation to give to you about what exactly has happened there or potential victims. at this point i'd rather just inform you that the president has been informed about the shooting, was informed at 10:30 and is being given regular updates as more information is available. >> will we hear from him today? >> we'll have to keep you updated as more information becomes available. >> reporter: two other topics. in the abc news interview the president was asked about the legalization of marijuana in a couple of states where vot
. >> let's go to jay carney at the white house briefing. he's talking about the shooting. >> we'll begin to investigate this incident. as i said, the president will receive regular updates as the day progresses. we'll take your questions. >> jay, one follow-up on that. can you relay to us any of the president's reactions or thoughts? obviously, all of shootings are tragic. we're hearing particularly heinous numbers where children are involved. >> i would rather not relay...
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this was something jay carney was pressed on in the briefing yesterday was what about gun legislation? this is something that the president has talked about in loose terms but has not proposed specifics on. part of that is when you look at congress, even democrats, there isn't a will to pass any sort of gun control legislation. it is an issue really falling off the list of priorities of things to do. this was the case in his last term. this is the expectation in the next term. and it's unclear if this shooting will really further that. we have seen as i mentioned almost this sort of litany of these forable tragedies, none of which have pushed forward any sort of gun legislation in response to them. so there will be a lot of questions about how the federal government responds to this, john, but at this point it is unclear and there really aren't any specifics there about whether something new would be proposed, may continuing to push existing legislation. we just don't know. >> reporter: yeah, he used the words meaningful action yesterday. mayor michael bloomberg a fierce gun controlle
this was something jay carney was pressed on in the briefing yesterday was what about gun legislation? this is something that the president has talked about in loose terms but has not proposed specifics on. part of that is when you look at congress, even democrats, there isn't a will to pass any sort of gun control legislation. it is an issue really falling off the list of priorities of things to do. this was the case in his last term. this is the expectation in the next term. and it's unclear...
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and according to the white house, jay carney, the incident happened about three blocks away from the police headquarters and that's why officials were able to react in such quick fashion, fredericka. >> let's talk more about the direction of the investigation, the fbi is now part of it and they're looking into this shooting involving suspect 24-year-old james holmes, tom fuentes is a director of the fbi, he's also a cnn contribute for. what will be the priority for the fbi? >> the priority initially will be to determine whether he's a loan gunman or part of a terrorist organization or some other group of individuals deciding to commit violence acts against society. as of now, the fbi has determined that he seems to be a lo lone gunman, he doesn't appear to be a member of any other organization and then whatever assistance can be lent to the aurora police department. the aurora pd is the lead agency, being assisted by the fbi, being assisted by the atf, because you're going to have record checks trying to trace the questions and trying to determine if there are any other weapons. the
and according to the white house, jay carney, the incident happened about three blocks away from the police headquarters and that's why officials were able to react in such quick fashion, fredericka. >> let's talk more about the direction of the investigation, the fbi is now part of it and they're looking into this shooting involving suspect 24-year-old james holmes, tom fuentes is a director of the fbi, he's also a cnn contribute for. what will be the priority for the fbi? >> the...
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here's what white house press secretary jay carney said about this. >> what is he not willing to do is to look the american people in the eye and claim that there is a strategy by which he can guarantee the price of gas will be $2.50 at the pump. any politician who does that is lying. >> so obviously, that is a dig at newt gingrich. this is a real problem, right? 54% of people believe a president can do a lot to control gas prices. economists say that it's not true. we've had several of them on here that there's not much that a president can do. but how does president obama deal with this issue? because the american people public believes he can do something about it. >> exactly. it's a very difficult situation. he's made clear that he's doing everything he can in his power to take care of the situation in terms of an all of the above energy approach. in terms of drilling here in the u.s., in terms of oil production and gas production here in the u.s., the president is doing everything he can to up the ante here. but it's all the speculation and all the concern about oil in the mideast
here's what white house press secretary jay carney said about this. >> what is he not willing to do is to look the american people in the eye and claim that there is a strategy by which he can guarantee the price of gas will be $2.50 at the pump. any politician who does that is lying. >> so obviously, that is a dig at newt gingrich. this is a real problem, right? 54% of people believe a president can do a lot to control gas prices. economists say that it's not true. we've had...
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jay carney making it clear, at the end of last week, the decisions on security issues, security matters, consulates and embassies around the world that falls under the portfolio of the state department and it's something that the white house would not know about in terms of every move. and so this sort of backs that up. for the critics going after the obama administration saying that they've dropped the ball on libya, i don't think that's going to take care of this. as you pointed out a while ago the president did not answer a question on this but that will come up tonight in some form and the president will have to deal with it. >> paul steinhauser, let's bring you in. the town hall format, questions from voters themselves and it makes it harder for the president to be aggressive with mitt romney. what are the things to look out for tonight? >> exactly. something dan and i were talking about. the president has to tiptoe between being aggressive and play together audience. that's the first of the five things we're looking at, playing to the audience, connecting with the audience. a diff
jay carney making it clear, at the end of last week, the decisions on security issues, security matters, consulates and embassies around the world that falls under the portfolio of the state department and it's something that the white house would not know about in terms of every move. and so this sort of backs that up. for the critics going after the obama administration saying that they've dropped the ball on libya, i don't think that's going to take care of this. as you pointed out a while...
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white house press secretary jay carn carney, funny guy, later joked that the workers were drilling for oil as part of the president's initiative. >>> for a look at all these stories, head to cnn.com/earlystart. >> very smart. >> put on your bathing suits, go play. was it warm out there? thank you, christine. >> you're welcome. >>> the tough cleanup continues after a dozen tornadoes tore through the dallas-ft. worth suburbs. we're going to go to alexandra steele, live in atlanta with the latest for us. nice to see you. >> good more than, guys. they have gone out, 11 now confirmed tornadoes but they say the number could be as high as 15. here's a look at what we know so far, the kenyondale-arlington tornado, maximum sustained winds, 135. on the ground for 4.6 miles. the lancaster/dallas, ef-2 intensity, maximum sustained winds 130, on the ground for 7.1 miles. and the ef-3 in forney, texas, maximum winds of 150 miles an hour and on the ground for 8 miles. we have tornado watches including jackson, mississippi, new orleans, birmingham, atlanta, also could be under the gun. right now, thou
white house press secretary jay carn carney, funny guy, later joked that the workers were drilling for oil as part of the president's initiative. >>> for a look at all these stories, head to cnn.com/earlystart. >> very smart. >> put on your bathing suits, go play. was it warm out there? thank you, christine. >> you're welcome. >>> the tough cleanup continues after a dozen tornadoes tore through the dallas-ft. worth suburbs. we're going to go to alexandra...
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jay carney is saying that the conversations continue but i was hearing from members up on capitol hill, haids to members on capitol hill who were saying behind the scenes, no phone calls, no e-mails, no smoke signals. there's nothing going on. it's unclear how they'll move the ball forward if they aren't talking. >> a couple of days ago christine romans was in washington, d.c. she said normally you're having conversations behind closed doors but nothing. >> nothing. thank you. >>> the first call made by belcher's frantic mother after finding her son's girlfriend, cassandra perkins shot and barely breathing, the couple's infant daughter can be heard crying in the background. listen. >> is she bleeding? >> yes, she is. >> where is she bleeding from? >> i can't tell. in the back it looks like. >> where is your son at? >> he left. >> huh? >> get an ambulance here. >> we're on the way. where is your son at. >> he left. >> he left? >> yes. >> they were arguing and he shot her. >> yes, they were arguing. >> what's your son's name. >> [ bleep ] please just get the ambulance here. >> he thanked
jay carney is saying that the conversations continue but i was hearing from members up on capitol hill, haids to members on capitol hill who were saying behind the scenes, no phone calls, no e-mails, no smoke signals. there's nothing going on. it's unclear how they'll move the ball forward if they aren't talking. >> a couple of days ago christine romans was in washington, d.c. she said normally you're having conversations behind closed doors but nothing. >> nothing. thank you....
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the white house was far more aggressive from jay carney in the briefing about the speaker, about the gop position, insisting that republicans just haven't been giving enough and that they have been too vague overall. this was jay carney at the briefing earlier today, wolf. >> let me just say that while i personally am very fond of john boehner, his record of predicting what would happen if certain economic policies weren't instituted is a dismal. >> a different kind of attitude from the white house suggesting that as both sides are facing stalemate, they are positioning for a pr battle if the nation should go over the cliff, wolf. >> the neating is potentially, if it ends positively, do we assume that boehner would stay in washington over the weekend and continue these noish egotia with the president? earlier there was some speculation -- he was ready to pack his bags and get out of town. >> well, they have said that they have cell phones and -- >> here is john boehner right now. as you said, they were executive boulevard over there right next to the white house between the old execu
the white house was far more aggressive from jay carney in the briefing about the speaker, about the gop position, insisting that republicans just haven't been giving enough and that they have been too vague overall. this was jay carney at the briefing earlier today, wolf. >> let me just say that while i personally am very fond of john boehner, his record of predicting what would happen if certain economic policies weren't instituted is a dismal. >> a different kind of attitude from...
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carney said, susan rice, u.n. ambassador. and that's something i think is still out there and is going to be investigated and debated for some time. >> well, in this particular debate, that's going to take place tonight. in this particular format, i mean, the undecided voters are going to be asking the questions. they're not going to get into the weeds like that, right? >> right. >> so how much will it actually help or hurt anyone? >> well, look, it's just kind of a drum beat in the back drop. yeah, the town hall debates are a little bit of a wild card. you don't know what people are going to ask. the questions are not always formulated the way journalists would formulate them, knowing kind of -- living the details of all of the stories. and yet as the respondent, you have to kind of appear empathetic and concerned. probably the most memorable moment from any of the town hall debates was george h.w. bush looking at his watch while someone was asking the question, kind of out of luck, out of time in his case. >> so
carney said, susan rice, u.n. ambassador. and that's something i think is still out there and is going to be investigated and debated for some time. >> well, in this particular debate, that's going to take place tonight. in this particular format, i mean, the undecided voters are going to be asking the questions. they're not going to get into the weeds like that, right? >> right. >> so how much will it actually help or hurt anyone? >> well, look, it's just kind of a drum...
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>> well, in just the last hour or so, white house spokesman jay carney said that although he doesn't know at this point if this is part of some stepped up offensive by the taliban, he did say that the military commanders believed that this won't have any operational effect on overall missions there. but you can't deny that the green-on-blue attacks have draft it is lick -- drastically increased. this is the third one. in fact, we had more this year than all of last year, and we're just now about halfway through the summer oop. so it has a really tough effect on the morale of american troops. even commanders have admitted that. even though they don't occur very much, when they do occur, they have a disproportion e pop effect. >> it seems like it's one thing after another. on wednesday, killing u.s. troops, land mines killing troops and today. is there an escalation behind this spike in violence right now? >> not to be flip, but it is the season. in afghanistan, you have what's called a fighting season. in the wintertime when a lot of the taliban are holed up in areas that are inaccess
>> well, in just the last hour or so, white house spokesman jay carney said that although he doesn't know at this point if this is part of some stepped up offensive by the taliban, he did say that the military commanders believed that this won't have any operational effect on overall missions there. but you can't deny that the green-on-blue attacks have draft it is lick -- drastically increased. this is the third one. in fact, we had more this year than all of last year, and we're just...
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." >> that's right what jay carney had said, his press secretary, is that in keeping with the presidential campaigns, the president won't be meeting with world leaders, leaving all of that to secretary clinton. the truth is in the past presidents running for re-election have met. in 2004, president bush met with pakistani president zardari and others, and bill clinton had a lot of meetings when he was running for election. you are seeing criticism from prime minister netanyahu of president obama of not setting red lines on iran, how far would iran would go before the u.s. got involved. president obama not really inclined to give prime minister netanyahu a meeting. so he's not meeting anybody. so secretary clinton willing do be the heavy lifting. >> that issue of iran will come up. how do you think that will fair? >> i think that's an issue between the u.s. and israel and everybody is waiting to see what will happen. the big question is israel going to attack iran. >> if israel does launch a strike against your country, what will your response be? >> translator: the response of iran is quit
." >> that's right what jay carney had said, his press secretary, is that in keeping with the presidential campaigns, the president won't be meeting with world leaders, leaving all of that to secretary clinton. the truth is in the past presidents running for re-election have met. in 2004, president bush met with pakistani president zardari and others, and bill clinton had a lot of meetings when he was running for election. you are seeing criticism from prime minister netanyahu of...
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. >> reporter: then white house press secretary jay carney eight days after benghazi. >> we do not have evidence that it was premeditated. >> reporter: the political battle over benghazi is drawing attention away from moments touted by both campaigns, whether it was romney on the economy. >> we just can't afford four more years like the last four years. >> reporter: or the jabs from the president on romney's record on china, his opposition to a bailout of the auto industry and even his wealth. >> i don't look at my pension. it's not as big as yours. >> reporter: in reflection of the romney campaign's desire to jump back into debate prep as soon as possible, advisors postponed what was billed as a speech on fiscal discipline. no word yet on when it will be rescheduled. wolf. >> jim acosta, thank you. and you don't want to miss the third and final presidential debate that happens monday night. the focus will be on foreign policy. cnn special coverage will begin at 7:00 p.m. eastern. >>> we all noi the economy took center stage at last night's town hall debate, but what other issues did th
. >> reporter: then white house press secretary jay carney eight days after benghazi. >> we do not have evidence that it was premeditated. >> reporter: the political battle over benghazi is drawing attention away from moments touted by both campaigns, whether it was romney on the economy. >> we just can't afford four more years like the last four years. >> reporter: or the jabs from the president on romney's record on china, his opposition to a bailout of the auto...
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and jay carney said this. >> the fact is that because republicans have decided to play politics with keystone, their action essentially forced the administration to deny the permit process because they insisted on a timeframe within which it was impossible to appropriately approve the pipeline. >> what do you think of that? republicans played politics and they forced the administration. >> this has been in place for some time. it's been well known that there is oil shale in canada and it's been well known the place to get it refined and to markets is in the united states. this has been pending for some time. it could have been done much, much more quickly. to put that into play, i just think it doesn't make any sense. and it ignores, frankly, reality. >> a report in the "new york times" talks about six of the companies, christine, that are contracted to work on this pipeline. five of them are foreign companies and the sixth company really looks like they'll be expo exporting this oil anyway. >> we have a glut of gasoline or oil supplies in the middle of the country, in trying to get
and jay carney said this. >> the fact is that because republicans have decided to play politics with keystone, their action essentially forced the administration to deny the permit process because they insisted on a timeframe within which it was impossible to appropriately approve the pipeline. >> what do you think of that? republicans played politics and they forced the administration. >> this has been in place for some time. it's been well known that there is oil shale in...
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jay carney was asked about it yesterday as the campaign -- as the president was making his way out west for some fund-raisers and carney said, yeah, the president is an avid sports fan and
jay carney was asked about it yesterday as the campaign -- as the president was making his way out west for some fund-raisers and carney said, yeah, the president is an avid sports fan and
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in fact, we were told by white house spokesman jay carney that once the president does get here to the white house, he will be convening a meeting in the white house situation room with his top emergency management officials. some will be coming in via video conference. others will be here in person. this is in addition to some of the briefings that the president has been getting over the weekend, including one yesterday at fema where the president went in person and promised that the federal government would do whatever it takes to help out. >> my message to the governors as well as to the mayors is, anything they need, we will be there. and we're going to cut through red tape. we're not going to get bogged down with lot rules. we want to make sure that we are anticipating and leaning forward into making sure that we've got the best possible response to what is going to be a big and messy system. >> reporter: and that is the message we are told that the president conveyed to a number of governors in those impacted areas, those potentially impacted areas. the president, again, promisin
in fact, we were told by white house spokesman jay carney that once the president does get here to the white house, he will be convening a meeting in the white house situation room with his top emergency management officials. some will be coming in via video conference. others will be here in person. this is in addition to some of the briefings that the president has been getting over the weekend, including one yesterday at fema where the president went in person and promised that the federal...